Tralatitious
[tra-lə-TISH-əs]
Part of speech: adjective
Origin: Latin, 17th century
1.
(Of words or phrases) Metaphorical.
2.
Passed down; transmitted from one to another.
Examples of Tralatitious in a sentence
"The head chef adopted a tralatitious practice from the previous chef of giving a pep talk before dinner."
"Aurora didn’t voice her feelings directly, but she did make tralatitious comments we could all easily interpret."
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